Gutter Connecting Downspouts

Hold another elbow against the house and cut a piece of downspout to fit between the two elbows.

Gutter connecting downspouts.

You ll need drop outlets to connect the gutters to the downspouts. Put the best looking gutter edge or the gutter with the factory cut on the outside. Gutters over flows add downspout to bring water down from roof faster. Using a pair of pliers clamp onto the downspout rim and bend inward slightly.

Secure the downspout outlet to the gutter with four pop rivets or screws. Use needlenosed pliers to slightly crimp the elbow to fit into the downspout as shown. In other words downspouts are connected using a slip joint not a butt joint like the gutters so be sure to account for the overlapping slip joint when measuring usually 1 inch of downspout overlapping the elbow at each end. How to extend your downspout.

Gutter connectors join gutter sections together like gutter to corner with options that fit traditional and contemporary style gutters. Watch and learn how and stop. Insert an elbow up one inch into the bottom of the funnel shaped opening on the gutter which is called a gutter outlet. Crimp the circumference of the upper piece of downspout where it will connect with the lower piece.

The downspout is the piece that is attached to the side of the home and channels runoff to the ground away from your home. Its easy less than 30 minutes and under 30 00 in parts. Connect the elbow to the gutter step 1 place a ladder against the house directly under the gutter where the downspout will be installed. Screw a downspout elbow to the outlet tube protruding down from the gutter.

Grasp as deeply as. Also purchase a 16 ounce can of pvc primer and pvc cement for gluing together all the parts. Featuring durable plastic construction this extension can be buried bent or connected to additional sections. What you need for a downspout extension along with the drainage pipe you ll need an assortment of pvc elbows t fittings couplings adapters and other specialty fittings that allow you to connect together the pipe sections.

This flexible downspout extension easily bends and holds its shape and can be extended from 25 55 in.